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KINETOSGOPE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed November 4, 1907. Serial No. 400,668.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH KELLER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Iin rovernents in Kinetoscopes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in kinetoscopes or machines designed for exhibiting a series of pictures, re resenting successive phases of motion in suc 1 manner and order of succession as to produce the illusion of a moving picture.

My invention belongs to that class of pica ture-exhibiting machines in which a continuous film is employed or used by a series of pictures of successive phases of motion, which-pictures are successively brought into view or into the field of a lens and by rays of light are thrown or projected upon a screen or other surface in a manner and by means well known in the art.

The essential objects of the present invention arc:-1st. To provide means for automatically opening a cut off when the machine is in motion and automatically closing the light aperture when the machine stops from any cause and thereby protectin the stationary film from injurious effects rom intense heat to which it may be subjected. 2nd. To provide means to expose for an instant that portion of the film containing a single phase or picture whereby the picture may be centered or framed relative to the light aperturc. 3rd. To provide an improved rotary shutter consisting of a cylinder having on and closed portions and blades located wit in the cylinder and ada ted to close the open portions when the cy inder is at rest. 4th. ln providing mechanism wherein the film is easily threaded or placed in proper position to be actuated by the various parts hereinafter described.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts which are hereinafter described and claimed. In the accompanying drawing forming 1 part of this specification and in which similar reference mimcrals indicate corresponding parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a side I elevation showing the device pro )erly located with reference to the lens an the casing. Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing parts broken away and arts. in section showing the film properly t readed. Fig. 3 is a rear view showing1 the different parts properl arranged wit reference to each other s owing the frame in section and the back plate removed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4-4, FigF3. FigFo is a vertical section on line 55, ig. 3. ig. 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on line 7-7, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the intermittent rotating film sprocket wheel, the device for imparting the intermittent rotary motion to said sprocket, the framing roller and its operating lever. Fig. 9 is a detached view of the intermittent rotary film sprocket wheel, its hollow shaft, showing the pinion and detent engaging disk properly located thereon. Fig. 10 is a detacher view of one of the scraper blades. Fig. 11 is a detached view of the detent actuating cam, and the segment actuating cam. Fig. 12 is a view of the gear wheel designed to actuate the segment shaft and its pinion. Fig. 13 is a yiew showing the friction blocks and their different parts. Fig. 14 is a horizontal section of the intermittent rotary film sprocket wheel and the different )arts for imparting rotary motion. Fig. 15 1s a section on line 15 l5, Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a view of the film frict on plates. Fig. 17 is a detached view of the inner film friction late and its holding brackets and spring. ig. 18 is a detached view of the arm and toothed segment. Fig. 19 is a detached view of the disk locking detent. Fig. 20 is a detached view of the shutter showing parts broken away. Fig. 21 is a view showing a portion of the rec shaft, its pivoted bar and the push bar. Fig. 22 is a detached view of the motor clutch. Fi 23 is a view of the framing roll holding an adjusting devices. Fig. 24 is a detached view of the film threading guide and its different parts. Fig. 25 is a vertical section of the crank shaft bearings, the main driving wheel and the motor clutch. Figs. 26 are detached perspective views of the film guiding plates.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing 1 represents the front plate, and 2 the back plate, which plates are spaced from each other by means of the top plate 3 and the bottom plate 4, to which parts are attached. the side plates 5 and 6, said plates being connected together in any convenient and well known manner and constitute the frame or housing of the kinetoscope. To the side plate 6 is attached the bar 7, which bar is substantiall of the form' shown in Fig. 3 and carries the earings mounted upon the crank-shaft 12 or its equivalent. The bracket 16 is provided with the elongated slot 17, through which slot passes the pin 18, which pin is formed integral or made so arate and attached to the disk 19, which disk is securely mounted upon the short shaft 20, said shaft being provided with the knurled knob 21 by means of which the bracket 16 is moved up and down for the purpose hereinafter described.

In Fi 4 the bracket 16 is moved into an elevated osition which brings the inion 14 into mesh with the pinions 22 an 23, the pinion 22 being rigidly mounted upon the shaft 24, said shaft being properly journaled in suitable bearings carried by the side members 5 and 6. At the time the pinion 14 is in mesh with the pinions 22 and ZSUh LhAf said pinions will rotate in unison, and rotary motion will be im arted to the two airs of film sprocket wieels 25 and 26. he pair of sprocket wheels 25 are the film feed or unwmding ones; that is to say the pair ofsprocket wheels 25 remove the film from the s 001 or reel 27, which is the reel, upon which t e film is wound, and said film unwound from said reel when the machine is in action for showing pictures. From the air of feed sprockets 25 the film 28 extenda rst under the guide roll 29 and against the uide roll 30, from whence he film is exten ed and moves u ward, and thence downward between t ie gpide rolls 31 and 32, and in contact with the m pressure plate 33 located just above the exposure aperture 34. From whence the film is extended under the framin roll 35, which framing roll will be explaine as to detail construction and arrangement hereinafter.

For the purpose of properl guiding the film, the uide plates 36 an 37 are provided, sai guide plates being for the purpose of uiding the film when the machine is threaded; but said guide plates perform no s ecial function when the film is moved to throw the pictures the screen. The film is taken direct froni the framing roll 35 upon the pair of intermittent rotating sprocket wheels 38, from whence the film passes down and upon the pair of take up sprocket wheels 26, and thence down and upon the take up reel 39.

For the purpose of guiding the film as it is taken from the unwinding r'eel through the machine and to the take u reel the uide rolls 40 and 41 are provide which rol s are loosely mounted upon the shaft or bar 42, said shaft or bar being fixedly connected to the base 43.

The parts just above described are the ones designed and arranged to impart proper movement to the film at the time the crank shaft 12 is rotated except such parts as impart intermittent rotary movement to the pair of sprocket wheels 38, In use it is desirable to operate the machine proper by motor and by providing means and mech anism for imparting the proper movement to the film prior to'the time the machine proper is brought into action b the motor the crank mechanism is employe After the machine is in proper motion the motor 44 is ample ed from whence a belt 45 or other ropel ing device leads to the pulley 46, which pulley is securely mounted u on the power driven shaft 47, said shaft eing journaled in the bearings 48 and 8, said parts being best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 7. U on the power driven shaft 47 is mounted t e pinion 49, which pinion meshes with the gear wheel 50, said lgear wheel is securely mounted to the clutc shaft 51, which clutch shaft is brought into action and out of action by means of the clutch 52, which clutch is o erated by the push rod 53, said push rod beingprovided with the knurled knob 54. When the motor is brought into action and the clutch shaft 51 connected to the pinion 55 said pinion drives the main gear wheel 13, which was driven by the crank shaft 12 prior to the time the motor was brought into action and the film operated in the manner above described when the crank shaft is operated.

It will be understood that after the motor has been brought into action the, crank 56 should be moved outward so as to properly disenga e it from the shoulder 57 or its equivalent. he feature of disconnecting the crank or in other words bringin the crank into proper connection with the s aft 12 and disconnected, said shaft is mechanical and needs no detailed description. At one side of the pinion 23 is located the gear wheel 58, said pinion and gear wheel being formed integral and rotate in unison. The gear wheel 58 meshes with the gear wheel 59, said ear wheel bein connected to the gear whee 60 by means 0 the pins 61, whlch pms also connect the detent and segment actuating cams 62 and 63, respectively, said gear wheels 59, 9 sad the cams being lease assented upen thei spindle 64 carried by t e side plates 5 an .6.

To the side plate 6 is connected the bracket 65, (see Fig. 3) which forms one of the bearings for the shaft 66 upon which shaft is securely mounted the pinion 67, which pinion meshes with the gear wheel 60. U on the shaft 66 is mounted the balance w eel 68, which balance wheel is for the purpose of giving proper momentum when intermittent rotary motion is imparted as hereinafter described. The outer end of the shaft 66 is journaled in the yoke 69, which yoke is securely attached to the side plate 6 or its equivalent. To the shaft 66 is attached the crank wheel 70, which crank wheel is provided with the wrist pin 71, to which wrist pin is connected the arm 72, which arm is provided at the o posite end with the toothed segment 73 and the upward extending finger 74. The toothed segment 73 is for the purpose of imparting intermittent rotary movement to the pinion 75, which pinion is securel mounted u on the hollow shaft 76, to whic hollow sha t are securely attached the pair of intermittent rotating and film moving sprocket wheels 38.

It will be understood that the film should be moved very quickly at the time a new picture is brought into position to be exposed to view and in order to provide for this rapid movement the gear wheel 60 is formed quite large and the pinion 67 quite small. In the present instance the gear wheel 60 and the pinion 67 are geared six to one, but for the purpose of exposing the film a sufficient ength of time between the rapid movements of the film the toothed segment73 is held out of engagement with the pinion 75 by means of the cam 63 mounted upon the hollow shaft 76, said cam being so formed that the arm 72 and its toothed segment is permitted to come into engagement with the pinion 76 twice for one revolution of the gear wheel, by which arrangement three full revolutions will be imparted to the crank disk but only one action out of three revolutions will be given to thetoothed segment 73, which actuates the pinion and the pair of intermittent rotatmg hlm actuating sprocket wheels 38.

It will be understood that the pair of sprocket wheels 38 should be locked against rotation, except at such times that the film is to be moved, and in order to so look the sprocket wheels against rotation, the disk 77 is provided, which disk is securely mounted upon the shaft 76, said disk being provided with the notches 78, which notches receive the free end of the detent 79.

For the purpose of causing the detent to properly engage and securely lock the notched disk 77 the notches 78 are V shaped and the engaging end 80 of the detent 79 formed blunt so that its extreme end will not engage or come in contact with the bottom of any notch prior to the time that the detent engages the walls of the notches, and at the same time providing for the taking up of the wear, as between'the en aging portion of the detent and the walls of *516 V shaped notches 78 so that at no time can there be any loose motion of the hollow shaft 76 and the intermittent film actuating s rocket wheels 39.

It will be understood that the pinion -75 cannot rotate until the detent has been lifted so as to disenga e the samefrom the matches 78. In order t at the detent may be lifted at the proper time the-cams 62 are provided, which cams are so shaped that they rotate with the gear wheel 60, the detent 79 will be lifted and allow the pinion 75 to be actuated by the movement of the toothed segments 73.

For the purpose of stopping the pinion '75 at such points seas to preventthe teeth of said pinion and the teeth of the toothed segments 73 from coming together or against each other at their outer ends or in other words to provide for the proper meshing of the teeth of the toothed segment 73 of the pinion 75, the detent is pivotally connected or mounted upon the pin 81, which pin 81 is formed integral with the head 82 and is eccentricall'y located with reference to said head. After the detent 79 has been properly adjusted for the purpose just above described the'head 82 is locked against rotation by means of the split clamp 83 and the screw 84.

For the pur ose of holding the toothed segments out o engagement with the p1mo n 75, except at such times that said segment is to enga c said pinion the finger 74 is provided w ich finger rides upon the curved portions 86 of the cam 63 but when the cut away or flat portions 87 come into proper position with reference to the fin er 74, said toothed segment 73 is permitte to enga e the pinion 75. In Fig. 8 the cam 63 is near y in such a position that the toothed segment will be permitted to enga e the pinion. In machines of this classit is o? the utmostimportance that the division of the film containing the picture to be exposed comes in proper position with reference to the exposure aperture 34, and in order that this result may be accomplished the framing roll 35 is carried by the arm 88, which arm is preferably formed integral with the ring 89, which ring is rotatably mounted upon the sleeve 90, which sleeve is connected to the bracket 91 by means of screw threads or their equivalents, the bracket 91 is securely attached to the frame and held in fixed osition. To the arm 88 is securely attache the lever 92 by means of which the framing roll 35 is adjusted with reference to the exposure a erture 34, that is to say the framing r01 35 is brought to or from the lower edge of theexposure aperture 34. It will be understood that after the framin roll 35 has been brought into proper a justment 'it will be held firmly in the desired adjustment and in order to provide for the proper-pressure, the sleeve is provided with the flange '93,

,forms a support for the shutter shaft 97,

which shutter shaft is properly journaled in the bracket 96. To the shutter shaft is socurely attached the end member 98 of the shutter proper, which member constitutes one end of the shutter proper. Upon the shutter shaft 96 is securely mounted the pinion 99, which pinion meshes with the idler 100, which idler meshes with the gear wheel 60 by which arrangement a rapid rotary movement is imparted to the shutter proper. The shutter casing 101 is connected to the head 98 and the opposite end of the casing provided with the head 102, said parts constituting a cylinder closed at its ends by the shelfor casing 101 which is provided with the apertures 102" located diametrically op osite each other. Each aperture is former of such a size that it will occupy or take up about one-fourth of the circumference of the casing 101, so that during the time the film is moved by the intermittent rotating sprocket wheels 38, the movement will not be visible thereby taking away what is termed the flicker during the time the film is passing in front of the exposure aperture 34.

It will be understood that by the rapid rotation of the shutter proper the apertures 102 andthe intervening peripher of the shutter proper are brought into a inement with the exposure aperture 34 thereby cutting the rays of light in a very ra id manner and in such a manner that the ieker is removed. It will be understood that when the machine is brought to a stand still the rays of light should be cut off and in order to provide for this the pivoted blades 103 are provided, which blades are curved substantially as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, and when rapid movement is im arted to the shutter proper, said blades will be thrown by centrifu al force toward the inner peri hery of the s iutter casing 101, but when sait shutter cylinder is brought at rest, said blades will be brought into position illustrated in Fig. 4 by means of the springs 104, said springs being so formed as to strength that the centrifugal force will expand said springs and permit them to move upon their pivotal points.

For the purpose of stopping the blades in proper position so as to close the apertures 102 when the cylinder is brought at rest the pin 105 is rovided, which pin may be a reduced portion of the shutter shaft 97.

It will be understood that the pivoted shutter plates carried by the rotating shutter cylinder are drawn outward against the inner periphery of the cylinder by centrifugal force, thereby o ening the exposure aperture in the cylinder, ut during the time the s eed of the shutter cylinder is being reducer the shutter plates will be drawn away from the periphery of the shutter cylinder, thereby closing the aperture in said shutter cylinder imp protecting the film from the rays of i it.

It will be understood that the springs connected to the shutter plates must be of such a tension that when a rapid rotary movement or normal rotary movement of the shutter cylinder is taking place, the centrifugal force will be such that the tension of the springs will be overcome.

The film 28 is taken up upon the take up reel 39, which is mounted upon the shaft 106, said'shaft being properly journaled in the bracket 107 and the flanged bracket 108, which flanged bracket is connected to the reel casin 109.

It will be understood that as the convolutions of the film accumulate upon the reel, the diameter of the body of the film will increase so that if no provision was made for the increased diameter of the various convolutions of the film, the speed of the take up reel would be increased but to overcome this objection and to provide for the taking up of the film as it is moved by the intermittent rotating sprocket wheels 38 the driving pulley 110 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 106, and is frictionally held upon the shaft 106 by means of the spring 111 and the disk 112, said wheel being clamped between the flanged bracket 108 and the fiber washer 113, by which arrangement the pulley 1.10 will rotate upon the shaft 106 independent of said shaft when an overdue ull is exerted u on the film 28, but the ree 39 will rotate when no strain is upon the film.

It will of course be understood that when the film is being wound upon the take up reel 39 it must be unwound from the reel 27 so that some provision must be made for loosely mounting the reel 27 upon the shaft 106 at this time, but when the film is wound upon the reel 27 said reel must be rotatably eonneeted with the shaft 106. In order to provide for this emergency the shaft 106 is provided with the pivoted bar 1 14, which pivoted bar is rovided with the lugs 115 and 116, which ugs engage the recesses 117 and 118, the recesses 117 being formed in the hub of the reel 27. In Fig. 2 the bar 114 is shown in position to couple the reel 39 with the shaft 106 and uncouple the reel 27 from said shaft. \Vhen it is desired to rotate the let off reel 27 with the shaft 106 the push bar 119 is moved inward, the inner end of which forces the pivoted bar 114 downward so as to connew nect the lug 1 16 with the recess 1 17, the inner noe'ted to said end of said pin 119 riding upon the outer free end of the pivoted bar 114.

For the purpose of automatically elevating the outer end of the pivoted bar 114 when the pin 119 is withdrawn the spring 120 is provlded. It will be understoo that when the take u reel 27 is to be rotatably connected to tile shaft 106 the ulle 11 0 should also be rotatably connects an in order to do this the pivoted bar 114 is provided with the lug 121, which lug engages the slot or recess 122 formed in the hub of the polls 110. The pulley 110 together with the di ferent arts rotatable therewith is driven by the bel 123, which belt extends around the pulle 124, which pulley is mounted upon the sliaft 24, which is the shaft upon which the take up and feed sprocket wheels are mounted.

For the purpose ofgiving access to the push bar 119 and also for the purpose of removing the reels the reel casing 109 is rovided'with the door 125, which door is old in a closed position b means of the turn button 126 or its equiva ent.

For the purpose of holding the reels in pro er relative position the door is rovided wit the flange 127 by means of w 'ch the reels are prevented from any sliding or lat-.

eral movement u on the shaft 106 when the door 1s closed as i lustrated in Fig. 2. When it is desired to bring the film into position to beactuated by the various parts above described the film is taken from the let off reel 27 passed upward and brought into engagement with t e air of s rocket wheels 25 and thence upwar arouncl the roll 29 past the roll 30 and brought down and threaded between the rolls 31 and 32, and passed downward between the plates 33 and the plate 128, in front of the exposure a erture 34 comin in contact with the ui e lip 129, which guide li guides the fi m under the framing roll 35 rom whence it is guided upward by the guide flange 36 upon the intermittent rotary sprocket wheels 38 and held 11 on said intermittent rotating sprocket whee s by the guide late 37 passing the guide 130, and extcn'de laterally to form a loop and thence on to the pair of take up sprocket wheels 26, and thence downward to the take u reel 39. The film being guided to the re l 41 by means of the uide flanges 131 and the guide flange 132. n order to form the loop in the film shown in Fig. 4 the guide plate 133 is provided, which guide plate is provided with the arm 134, said arm being fixed to the rock shaft 135, which rock shaft 1s journaled in the side late 5 and is provided with the operating andle 136. When the guide plate is brought into use it is placed in the position illustrated in dotted lines Fig. 4, but when it is thrown out of use it is laced in the position illustrated in full lines ig. 4. The arm conplate being illustrated in dotted lines Fig. 4.

It will be understood that the is located at one side of the various parts designed to actuate the film so that it is free to move into the different positions illustrated. This feature being best brought out in Fig. 7. The loop guiding plate 133 is provided with the narrowed extensions 137 and 138, which extensions are for the following pur oses: The extension 137 enters the note 139 formed in the guide plate is best illustrated in Fig. 4, and the extension ].38 enters between the intermittent rotary sprocket wheels 38. The ob'ect and purpose of forming a loop in the film tween the intermittent rotating s rocket wheels 38 and the take up sprocket w eels 26 is to provide against any 1nj ury to the film by reason of the take up sprocket wheels having a continuous rotary motion and the sprocket wheels jnst above having an intermittent r0- tar movement.

For the purpose of better holding the intermittent sprocket wheels 38 against any movement during the time the 'detent 79 is coming into on agement with the proper notches 78, the riction blocks 141 are provided, which are held against the inner eriphery of one of the intermittent rotating sprocket wheels 38 by means of the spring 142 and the friction blocks 141 held against rotation b means of the pin 143, which in is located etween said friction blocks an is secured to the side member 5 in any convenient manner.

For the purpose of keeping the film clean so that there is no dust to interfere in any manner or in other words removing the dust from the intermittent sprocket wheels 38, the scraper blades 144 are provided, which scraper blades are preferably attached to the curved plate 95, and should be formed of spring material; so that there will be a slight frictional contact as between the intermittent rotating sprocket wheels 38 and the springs.

For the purpose of assisting in causing the othed segment 73 to mesh with the pinion 75 the spring 145 is provided, which spring is connected one end to the arm '72 and the opposite end to the bracket 96, which spring is so arran ed, that it has a tendency to move the toot ied se ment downward or against the cam 63, an in contact with the face 86.

For the purpose of giving the detent 79 a quick action the sprm 146 is provided, which spring is connected t0.the pivoted end of the detent in any convenient and well known manner. The exact construction and arrangement of the springs 145 and 146 is immaterial so far as the detailed construction is concerned, as their only object is to give a spring action to the arm 72 and the etent 79.

guide plate plate 140, which guide the slot 17, which movement disen It will be understood-that after the film has been removed from the feed reel 27 and is wound upon the take up reel 39, it is necessary to rewind the film upon the feed reel 27 and in order to do this without running the mechanism necessary for the ex osing of the ictures, provision must be ma e for throwmg such mechanism out of gear and in order to save time in the rewinding the speed of the shaft 106 should be increased by connecting the pulley 110 direct upon said shaft by the reel clutch above described. In order to bring this about the bracket 16 is brought into a lowered position or in the position shown in Fig. 5, by means of the pin 18 and ages the Wheel 14 from the wheels 22 an 23 and brings into mesh the Wheel 147 with the wheel 22, which wheel is rigidly mounted upon the shaft 24 and upon which shaft the pulley 124 is fixed, which pulley drives the pulley 110 by means of the belt 123. The power wheel 13 meshes with the pinion 148, which pinion is rigidly connected with the wheel 147, thereby greatly increasing the speed of the pulley 124. The wheels 58 and 23 are loosely mounted upon the shaft 24, by which arrangement one movement of said wheels takes place during the time the film is rewound and consequently the moving mechanism for exhibitmg the pictures is out of action.

In order to guide the film upon the reel 27 the idle spool 149 is provided, which is carried by the arm 150, which arm may be connected to the table 151 or its equivalent as the only purpose is to form a guide for the It will be understood that the reel casing should be provided with a suitable opening so as to allow the film to be placed upon the reel 27.

It will be understood that when the film is bein wound upon the reel 27 the reel 39 shou d be loose upon the shaft 106 so that it can rotate in the opposite direction. This feature has heretofore been brought out in the full description of the reel clutch proper.

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated the arrangement of the lamp casing 152 and the different parts pertaining to said lamp casing arranged so as to throw the rays of light upon the film back of the shutter roper and the shutter located between the 'ght producing device and the film or in other words, the film is located in front of the shutter, by which arrangement the film is protected from the heat roduced by the light during the time the 11m is moving and pictures are being thrown upon the screen andwhen the film stops moving the shutter blades 103 assume the position illustrated in Fig. 4, by which arrangement the heat is entirel cut off from the film and the film protecte Heretofore shutters have been located in front of the film and the light thrown direct upon the film at all times, but by locating the shutter back of the film only a ortion of the light is thrown upon the film uring the time of its movement and entirely out oii when the film is brought at rest. During the operation of the kmetoscope and while the film is moving and pictures are being thrown upon the screen it is of importance that there be no lateral movement or vibration of the film, and in order to prevent any vibration or lateral movement the sprin 1.53 is provided, which is attached to t e ange 154 formed upon the plate 128.

For the purpose of protecting the film from dust and at the same time prevent the same from becoming contaminated in any manner the division plate 155 is provided, which division plate is located substantially as shown in the drawings, and is attached in any convenient and well known manner. In some instances it may be necessary to have access to the reels during the time the machine is in action or at some interval while a strip of film is being released and taken u or while pictures are being thrown upon t e screen and to provide for this emergency one of the members of the frame proper is provided with the door 156, said door being normally held in a closed position by means of the ordinary spring 157.

For the purpose of iving access to the top or upper portion fin any purpose the removable door 158 is provided. .These parts just above described are of common structure and need no detail description.

In use it is sometimes desirable to remove the machine proper consisting of the various parts designed to impart movement to the film from the base 43, and in order to 11'0- vide for securely connectin the mac ine proper to the base so that t iere can be no relative movement or what mi ht be termed loose motion as between the base and the structure and stationary frame located on the base the side member 2 or its equivalent is provided with the spring 159, which spring is provided with the hook 160 which hook is adapted to engage the shoulder 161 formed upon the base 43.

For the urpose of disconnecting the hook 160 from t e shoulder 161 the push bar 162 is provided. For the purpose of collecting the oil droppin from the various moving parts containe( in the stationary frame which oil is used for lubricating purposes, the base 43 is provided with the chamber 163 and for the purpose of preventing any oil or other substance from coming in contact with the film the flange 164 is provided, which flange is of sufficient height to protect the For the pur ose of steadying the film as it is moved an at the same time frictionally holding said film the pressure plate 33 is proshaft, substantially vided, which pressure plate is supported by means of the pins 165, which pins are located through the apertures 166, which apertures are formed in the connecting plates 167, said plates being connected to the attaching plate 128.

For the purpose of providin a yielding movement for the pressure plate 33 the sprin s 168 are provided, which springs are seate in the recesses 169.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a kinetoscope, a frame, a power shaft journaled therein, a main gear wheel mounted upon said power shaft, a pivoted bracket carrying a pinion, a shaft, a pinion and film sprocket wheels fixed thereto, sprocket wheels located above the first-mentloned sprocket wheels, let-off and take-up reels, a plate provided with an exposure aperture, a framing roll ada ted for contact with the film, means for ad ustin r the framing roll, means for guiding the 11m, and a shutter.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, 1

a suitable frame, a crank shaft and a motor shaft, intermediate ear wheels located between the crank shaft and the motor shaft a clutch shaft carrying one of said intermediate gear wheels, the main or driving gear being carried by said crank shaft, feed, take u and intermittent rotating sprocket wheel means for imparting rotary movement to the feed and take up sprocket wheels, means for imparting intermittent rotary movement to the intermittent rotating sprocket, a late carried by the frame and provided wit an exposure aperture, means for guiding the film and let off and take up reels, substantlally as and for the purpose specified.

3. In an apparatus of the class described a suitable frame, a spindle fixed to said frame, a hollow shaft mounted upon said fixed spindle, said hollow shaft provided with a pinion, a notched disk and a pair of sprocket wheels mounted upon said hollow s aft, a pinion, and gear wheel connected together and rotatably mounted upon the fixed spindle, means ada ted to rotate thepinion, a pinion meshing wit the gear wheel rotatably mounted upon the fixed spindle, an arm actuated by said pinion, said arm provided with a toothed segment, and said toothed Segment ada ted to mesh with the inion upon the holl fiw shaft and a detent a a ted to engage the notched disk upon the ho low as and for the purpose specified.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame, a motor shaft and a pinion thereon, a crank shaft rovided with a main driving gear wheel an driven from said motor shaft, a bracket pivotally mounted on said crank Shaft, means for oscillating said bracket, a

pinion carried b said bracket and moving with said gear w ieel, a film s rocket shaft, a loosely mounted pinion, a lm feed and a take up sprocket wheel on said sprocket shaft, a gear wheel on said zprocket shaft, a gear wheel rigidly connecte to said 1 osely mounted pinion, a fixed spindle, a pinion and ear wheel rigidly connected together and oosely mounted on said spindle, the latter pinion meshing with the gear wheel on said sprocket shaft, a balance wheel shaft, a pinion thereon, a toothed segment, an arm connected thereto, the toothed segment adapted to impart intermittent rotar movement to a pinion on said spindle, an a film feeding sprocket connected to said intermittently rotated pinion.

5. In a device of the character described, a suitable frame, a fixed spindle thereon an intermittent rotating hollow shaft mounted upon said spindle and having mounted thereon a pair of sprocket wheels adapted to impart intermittent movement to the film, a pinion fixed to said hollow shaft, a toothed segment adapted to intermittently mesh with the pinion, an arm carrying said toothed segment, means for reciprocating said arm and for im arting movement to the segment, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a device of the character described, a suitable frame, an intermittent rotating shaft provided with a pair of intermittent film actuating sprocket wheels, a pinion mounted upon said shaft, a toothed segment adapted to mesh with said pinion, an arm carrying said toothed segment, means for imparting reciprocating movement to said arm, and said toothed segment a spring adapJted to de ress said arm, a finger carried y the toot 18d segment and a cam adapted for en agement with the fin er extended from t e toothed segment, su stantially as and for the purpose specified.

7 In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a spindle held in fixed position with reference to, said frame, a hollow shaft mounted upon said spindle, a pair of intermittent rotating sprocket wheels adapted to impart intermittent rotary movement to a film, cams loosely mounted u on said fixed spindle and a notched disk fixe to the hollow shaft, a detent actuated by one of the cams loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and. adapted to lock the hollow shaft against rotation and means for imparting movement to the hollow shaft when the notched disk is released, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a spindle held in fixed position with reference to said frame, a hollow shaft mounted upon said spindle, a pair of intermittent rotating sprocket wheels adapted to impart intermittent rotary movement to a fihn, a framing roll located adjacent said intermittent rotating sprocket wheels and mounted for adjustment cams loosely mounted upon said fixed spindle and a notched disk fixed to thehollow shaft, a detent actuated by one of the cams loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and adapted to lock the hollow shaft against rotation and means for imparting movement to the hollow shaft when the notched. disk is released, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a spindle held in fixed position with reference to said frame, a hollow shaft mounted upon said spindle, a pair of intermittent rotating sprocket wheels adapted to impart intermittent rotary movement to a film, cams loosely mounted u on said fixed spindle and a notched disk fixed to the hollow shaft, a detent actuated by one of the cams loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and adapted to lock the hollow shaft against rotation and means for imparting movement to the hollow shaft when the notched disk is released the detent being pivotally connected to an adjustable bearin substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, a pair of intermittent film rotating actuating sprocket wheels, means for imparting intermittent rotary motion to said sprocket wheels, friction blocks located against the inner periphery of one of said intermittent rotatin sprocket wheels and means for holding said iction blocks against rotation with the intermittent rotation of the film rotating sprocket wheels, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame, a spmdle secured to said frame, a hollow shaft rotatably mounted u on said spindle, intermittent sprocket whee s carried by the hollow shaft, a pinion fixed to said hollow shaft, cams loosely mounted upon said fixed spindle, a detent adapted to be actuated by one of the cams and a notched disk adaplied for engagement with the detent, a toot ed se ment ada ted to mesh with the pinion fixe to the hol ow shaft, a cam adapted to intermittently hold the toothed segment out of engagement with said pinion located upon thehollow shaft, and means for imparting movement to the toothed segment, su stantially as and for the purpose specified.

12. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a motor shaft journaled in the frame, a crank shaft journaled in said frame, a shaft carried by the frame, said shaft having fixed thereto film feed and take up sprocket wheels and a pinion, intermittent rotating sprocket wheels located above said feed and take u sprocket wheels, intermediate gear locate between the crank and motor shaft gear a rotary shutter mounted upon a rotary shaft, a pinion mounted upon said rotary shutter shaft,

.pinion mounted upon said rota and an intermediate gear located between the crank shaft and the pinion on the rotary shutter shaft, said gear adapted to actuate the rotary shutter, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

13. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a motor shaft journaled in the frame, a crank shaft jour naled in said frame, a shaft carried by the frame, said shaft having fixed thereto film feed and take up sprocket wheels and a pinion, intermittent rotating sprocket wheels located above said feed and take u sprocket wheels, intermediate gear locate between the crank and motor shaft gear and a rotary shutter mounted upon a rotary shaft, and a shutter shaft, an intermediate gear locate between the power shaft and the pinion on the rotary shutter shaft, said gear adapted to actuate the rotary shutter, and the rotary shutter located between the lamp and the film, substantially. as and for the urpose specified.

14. In an a paratus of the class described, a stationary rame, a shaft journaled in the frame, a rotary shutter mounted upon said shaft said shutter consisting of a casing provided with apertures, pivoted lates located within the casing and adapte to close the apertures of the shuttercasing, said plates being rotatable with the shutter casing, and means for rotating said shutter casing, substantially as and for the fpurpose specified.

15. In an a paratus o the class described, a stationary fiame, a shaft journaled in the frame, a rotary shutter mounted upon said shaft, said shutter consisting of a casing rovided with a ertures, pivoted curved p ates located within the casingl and adapted to close the apertures of t e shutter casing said plates being rotatable with the shutter casing, means for rotating said shutter casing and shutter plates, and springs connected to said shutter plates and shutter casln substantially as and for the purpose specific 16. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a motor shaft journaled therein, a pinion mounted upon said motor shaft, a clutch shaft having mounted thereon a gear wheel, said gear wheel adapted to mesh with the inion on the motor shaft, a crank shaft rovlded with a gear wheel, said crank sha t and clutch shaft geared together, a bracket concentrically pivoted with the crank shaft, said bracket provided with apinion and a gear wheel, a gear wheel rigidly mounted upon the clutch shaft provided with take up and feed film sprocket wheels, said shaft provided with a pulley, a reel shaft having mounted thereon a pulley, said ulley held upon said shaft and adapted to thereon, and a feed reel clutched to said shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

e clutched 17. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a motor shaft joumaled therein, a pinion mounted upon said motor shaft, a clutch shaft having mounted thereon a gear wheel, said gear wheel adapted to mesh with the inion on the motor shaft, a crank shaft provided with a gear wheel, said crank shaft and clutch shaft geared together, a bracket concentrically pivoted with the crank shaft, said bracket provided witha pinion and a gear wheel, a car wheel ri 'dly mounted upon the clutch s iaft provide with a take up and feed film sprocket ,wheels, said shaft provided with a pulley,

5a reel shaft having mounted thereon a pulle said pulley held upon said shaft and a apted to be clutched thereon, a feed reel clutched to said shaft, and a take up reel detaohably connected to said shaft.

18. In an ap aratus of the class described, a frame, a ree shaft provided with clutch mechanism, let off and take u film reels mounted u on said shaft, a pul ey adapted to be 'clutclied upon the reel shaft, a crank 25 shaft means for driving the pulle said means located intermediate the cran shaft and the reel shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

19. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame and a reel shaft journaled therein, said reel shaft having mounted thereon feed and take up reels, and a driven ulley, a clutch ada ted to simultaneously 0 utch the driven pul ey and the feed reel and release the take up reel, substantially as and for the purpose specified,

20. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame and a reel shaft journaled therein, said reel shaft having mounted thereon feed and take up reels'and a driven ulley, a clutch adapted to simultaneously cliitch the driven pul ey and the feed reel and release the take u reel, and a film guiding spool, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 45 fied.

21. In an apparatus of the character described, a stationary frame, a spindle held in fixed position with reference to said frame, a hollow shaf' mounted upon said spindle, a pair of intermittent rotary film sprocket wheels adapted to impart intermittent movement to the film cams loosely mounted u on said fixed spindle and a notched disk fixe to said hollow shaft, a detent actuated by one of 55 the cams loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and adapted to lock the hollow shaft against rotation, a gear wheel and a pinion loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle, means for driving the pinion loosely mounted I upon the fixed s indle, a shaft provided with a pinion adapte to mesh with the gear wheel loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and a balance Wheel, a toothed segment actuated by a crank wheel driven by the gear wheel loosely mounted upon the fixed spindle and a pinion fixed to the hollow shaft, substantially as and for the purpose s ecified.

22. In an apparatus 0 the class described, a frame, a film carrying reel and a film take up reel, a rotatable shaft carrying said reels, a crank shaft rovided with a gear wheel, a pivotedbrac et concentrically mounted upon the crank shaft, a shaft having fixed thereto film feed and take up s rocket wheels intermittently rotating s roc et wheels located above the feed an take up s rocket wheels and guide plates, and gui e rolls adapted to guide the upward movement of the film, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

23. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame, a film carryin reel and a film take up reel, a rotatable sha t carrying said reels, a crank shaft provided with a gear wheel, a pivoted bracket concentrically mounted 35 ulpon the crank shaft, a shaft having fixed t ereto film feed and take up s rocket wheels intermittently rotating s roc et wheels located above the feed an take up s rocket wheels and guide plates, and gui e rolls 9o ada ted to guide the upward movement of the m, and a protecting plate, substantially as and for the purpose s ecified.

24. In an apparatus 0 the class described, a frame, a film carrying reel and a film take 95 up reel, a rotatable shaft carrying said reels, a crank shaft provided with a gear wheel,

'a pivoted bracket concentrically mounted upon the crank shaft, a shaft having fixed thereto film feed and take up s rocket wheels intermittently rotating s roc et wheels located above the feed an take up s rocket wheels and guide plates, and gui e rolls ada ted to guide the upward movement of the Im, a lamp and a protecting plate, operatively connected with the motor shaft and a rotary, shutter located back of the film and in front of the lamp, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

25. In an a paratus of the character described, a cran shaft rovided with a main gear wheel, a clutch s aft provided with a pinion, said inion adapted to mesh with the main gear w eel, a 1 pivoted bracket carrying a gear wheel, a shat having mounted there on feed and take up film sprocket wheels, pinions mounted u on the shaft carrying the film s rocket w eels, one of 'said pinions rigid y mounted upon said shaft and the other loosely mounted thereon, the pinion carried by the ivoted bracket being adapted to mesh wit the fixed and loosely mounted pinions, intermittent film actuating sprocket wheels cooperatively arranged with relation to said loose pinion and means for imparting intermittent rotating movement to the intermittent rotating sprocket wheels, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

26. In an apparatus of the class described,

a frame, a late carried by the frame, said late provi ed with an exposure aperture, intermittently rotating sprocket wheels located below the film exposure a erture, a framing roll, an adjustable arm carrying said framinaroll, a film guide plate carried by said adjusta le arm and located adjacent the framing roll, said ide plates provided with s rings adapted or engagement with the m, and means for holding the framing roll in fixed adjustment, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

27. In an a paratus of the. class described, a stationary rams, a loop plate carried by the frame, an arm connected to said loop piste said arm being pivotall attached to a ed part of the frame an an operating lever, film feed and take up sprocket wheels and intermittent rotating 3 rocket wheels the loop plate being adapted or adjustment, intermediate the aforesaid sprocket wheels, substantially as and for the pur ose specified.

28. In an apparatus of the c ass described, a stationar frame, a rotary shutter consisting of a cy 'ndrical shell, and ends or heads, said cylindrical shell provided with exposure alpertures curved shutter blades carried by t 1e heads, s rin s connected to the shutter and to the bla es respectively, and a pin adapted to limit the inward movement of the shutter blades, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

29. In an egpparatus of the class described, a stationa rame, a rotary shutter consistin of a cy 'ndrical shell and ends or heads, sald cylindrical shell provided with exposure alpertures curved shutter blades carried by t e heads, sprin s connected to the shutter and to the bla es respectively and a pin adapted to limit the inward movement of the shutter blades, '21 film exposure plate and the shutter located in the rear of said exposure plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

30. In an ap aratus of the class described, a frame, provl ed with a film exposure plate, a framingnpoll located below said exposure plate, a fi guide plate located adjacent the raming roll, said guide plate and framing roll carried by a pivoted arm,intermittent rotating film actuating s rocket wheels and a scraper plate adapte for contact with the film actuating sprocket wheels, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

31.. In an apparatus of the character described, a frame, mechanism for actuatin a film, a rotary shutter casing, blades carried y said rotary shutter casing and rotatable therewith, afilm guide plate provided with an exposure a erture, a lamp, and the rotary shutter and blades being located between the lamp and, the guide plate provided with exposure apertures, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JEREMIAH KELLER.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. SPoNsELLnR, F. W. BOND. 

